Tory gun registry bill will help arm criminals
In their celebratory press release, Canada's premier gun lobby group reveals the fatal flaw in the Harper government's new gun registry bill.They note that "the bill removes the requirement to…
gun control
Morning WTF
Hands up, if you knew that assault rifles were unrestricted weapons in the country? Snowdy said he has been sleuthing around the RCMP firearms program. He claims the RCMP wants…
Morning WTF
Hands up, if you knew that assault rifles were unrestricted weapons in the country? Snowdy said he has been sleuthing around the RCMP firearms program. He claims the RCMP wants…
Morning WTF
Hands up, if you knew that assault rifles were unrestricted weapons in the country?Snowdy said he has been sleuthing around the RCMP firearms program. He claims the RCMP wants to…
Some say
Some say that a shotgun isn't a threat to public safety.We respectfully disagree.
More on the Tory internet scam
American photo?NRA values.
Just another internet scam
Canada's Conservative Party has launched an online petition in support of its long held commitment to repeal the long gun registry.The Conservative Party says that funding is desperately needed to…
Jane Taber and Candy Hoeppner Are Now Into Fiction: Part 2–Inconsistencies Between Scrapping C-391 And Tough On Crime Agenda
Part 2 doesn’t really have anything to do with Janie Taber’s little apparent attempt at fiction regarding Candy getcherguns Hoeppner’s little ego trip, but it did raise questions in mind…
Canada’s gun lobby’s election failure reveals NDP gun registry fallacy
Reading today's Postmedia story about labour union spending during the 2011 federal election campaign led this blog to wonder about other third party spending.Reviewing the listing of third parties on…
NDP leadership goes straight to flying pig stage
Gun lobby endorsed NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen declares “I am a gun-control candidate.”
Shorter Nathan Cullen
Gun violence against me: scary and badGun violence against vulnerable women and children: not so much
Using real figures to show something…
I commented on Twitter yesterday that some were taking the Oslo tragedy as an opportunity to push forward certain right-wing agendas. And please don’t tell me that open carry and…
More NDP hypocrisy on guns
When guns are killing people in foreign places, the NDP has a clear position, Canada should do whatever we can to stop it.When they're killing vulnerable women and children in…
A handful of questions
During his most recent infrequent visit to Calgary, Stephen Harper told Conservative supporters that his government would finally get around to repealing the life saving long gun registry.Three questionsNow that…
In some States in the US…
…carrying guns is permitted. Even in the open. In a holster or shoved down your crotch. Your choice. Amazing, eh? And even I, Trashy, the despiser of all things Harper-ish,…
Dear Canadian gun owner
Please do not write your newly elected Member of Parliament. You're just not smart enough to know what you actually want. You may not even realize the depth of your…
Which NDP long gun registry policy do you prefer?
Over the course of this campaign, New Democrats have taken a number different and sometimes incompatible positions on the life saving long gun registry. Which do you prefer? 1) Municipal…
Another NDP candidate takes yet another position (at least for this party) on the life saving long gun registry
Interlake Spectator (Manitoba) April 27, 2011 Palsson (NDP) – "I would introduce a private members bill to let the municipalities decide whether or not they want it—Let the cities have…
Disturbing in too many ways to count
Today we learn that a handpicked Harper Tory gun control advisor and the man responsible for the largest single terrorist attack on US soil prior to 9/11 found inspiration from…
It’s not that hard to do the right thing on the long gun registry. So why won’t the NDP do that?
Sudbury Star April 23, 2011 Rejecting criticism from Nickel Belt Conservative candidate Lynne Reynolds that he had "lied" about the registry, Gravelle said he simply changed his mind. "I've gotten…